The definitive guide to GCC /

The Definitive Guide to GCC is a comprehensive tutorial and guide to usingGCC, the GNU Compiler Collection. GCC is quite simply the most-used and most powerful tool for programmers on the planet. GCC has long been available for most major hardware and operating system platforms and is often the pref...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wall, Kurt
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Von Hagen, William
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley, CA : Apress, 2004.
Subjects:	Compilers (Computer programs) Gcc (Compiler) Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 Building GCC 1
Why Build GCC from Source? 1
Chapter 2 Installing GCC on DOS and Windows Platforms 39
Installing Cygwin 39
Installing DJGPP 47
Chapter 3 Basic GCC Usage 59
General Options 59
Controlling GCC's Output 62
Compiling C Dialects 69
Using GCC with C++ 74
Controlling the Preprocessor 77
Modifying the Directory Search Path 78
Controlling the Linker 82
Passing Options to the Assembler 86
Enabling and Disabling Warning Messages 86
Adding Debugging Information 94
Chapter 4 Advanced GCC Usage 101
Customizing GCC Using Environment Variables 101
Customizing GCC with Spec Files and Spec Strings 103
GCC's C and Extensions 108
Chapter 5 Optimizing Code with GCC 135
A Whirlwind Tour of Compiler Optimization Theory 135
Processor-Independent Optimizations 138
Processor-Specific Optimizations 145
Chapter 6 Performing Code Analysis with GCC 147
Test Coverage Using GCC and gcov 148
Chapter 7 Using Autoconf and Automake 187
Unix Software Configuration, Autoconf, and Automake 187
Installing and Configuring Autoconf and Automake 191
Configuring Software with Autoconf and Automake 200
Running configure Scripts 218
Chapter 8 Using Libtool 221
Introduction to Libraries 221
What Is Libtool? 226
Downloading and Installing Libtool 228
Using Libtool 232
Troubleshooting Libtool Problems 243
Getting More Information About Libtool 244
Chapter 9 Troubleshooting GCC 245
Coping with Known Bugs and Misfeatures 245
Resolving Common Problems 247
Resolving Build and Installation Problems 262
Chapter 10 Using GCC's Online Help 265
What Is GNU Info? 265
Getting Started, or Instructions for the Impatient 267
The Beginner's Guide to Using GNU Info 269
Stupid Info Tricks 279
Chapter 11 GCC Command-Line Options 283
Alphabetical List of GCC Options 284
Alphabetical List of GCC Assembler Options 336
Alphabetical List of GCC Linker Options 336
Alphabetical List of GCC Preprocessor Options 338
GCC Option Reference 344
Chapter 12 Additional GCC Resources 347
Usenet Resources for GCC 347
Mailing Lists for GCC 352
World Wide Web Resources for GCC 358
Publications About GCC and Related Topics 359
Appendix A Building and Installing Glibc 363
What Is in Glibc? 363
Alternatives to Glibc 365
Why Build Glibc from Source? 367
Previewing the Build Process 374
Recommended Tools for Building Glibc 376
Downloading and Installing Source Code 379
Configuring the Source Code 385
Compiling Glibc 388
Testing the Build 390
Installing Glibc 390
Getting More Information About Glibc 400
Appendix B Machine and Processor-Specific Options for GCC 403
Alpha Options 405
Alpha/VMS Options 411
AMD x86-64 Options 412
AMD29K Options 413
ARC Options 415
ARM Options 416
AVR Options 422
Clipper Options 424
Convex Options 424
CRIS Options 425
D30V Options 428
H8/300 Options 429
HP/PA (PA/RISC) Options 430
i386 and AMD x86-64 Options 432
IA-64 Options 438
Intel 960 Options 440
M32R Options 442
M680x0 Options 443
M68hc1x Options 447
M88K Options 447
MCore Options 451
MIPS Options 452
MMIX Options 460
MN10200 Options 461
MN10300 Options 462
NS32K Options 462
PDP-11 Options 464
PowerPC (PPC) Options 466
RS/6000 Options 478
RT Options 478
S/390 and zSeries Options 479
SH Options 480
SPARC Options 482
System V Options 487
TMS320C3x/C4x Options 488
V850 Options 491
VAX Options 492
Xstormy16 Options 492
Xtensa Options 492.